The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gibbed lathe
Gib \Gib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gibbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gibbing.] To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs.
Gibbed lathe, an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.
Wiktionary
gibbed lathe
n. An engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.